EDUCATING FUTURE SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS

Shannon Flatley, Veronica Knott, Ann Peel and Denise PowerHavergal College, Toronto, Canada

Sport for Social change Using sport as a tool to address the

MDGs Havergal College provides school-wide global education through the lens of the

MDG’s

The United Nations Inter-agency Task Force on Sport for Development and Peace published a report on using sport as a tool in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs):

It improves health, education, development, peace, communication, partnerships, and prevents the spread of HIV/AIDS—all of which apply directly to one or more of

the eight MDGs. Current barriers to sport, for youth:

Safety Transportation Program and Facility access

Athletes in Motion:Havergal College, Toronto Created to help student-athletes use

sport as a means for social change Allows students to build connections

with people in their community and beyond

The Goal: to make sport accessible to people in your community regardless of ability or financial status

Benefits of Sport for Youth Assists in building social capital Improve physical health and well-

being Specific benefits of sport for:

People with Disabilities People in developing countries People in developing areas within Toronto Helps to develop mutual respect between

boys and girls

Impact of AIM Projects

AIM Homework Club Sports Days Race for Dignity KidsFest Running and Reading Club Motionball High School Marathon of

Sport in support of Special Olympics Junior School Olympic Day

Future of AIM Bahamas Sport/Education Project Jumpstart AIM Sport for Community

camp

As students, where would we like to see it go?

- strengthen our impact locally--more frequent interactions with our community (potentially create the sports days into a weekly program)

- as AIM develops and strengthens as a local program, successfully apply what we have learnt on a global scale

- As student practitioners, what do we need to know to be most effective?

- How is this knowledge best supported as we undertake initiatives?

- Any advice for a young program like ours?

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